Fair price for a service?
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Just had my first ever service on an 8 yr old LHD 993 C2 Coupe (that's not too say that it's the first ever service for the car, just the first since I've had it (I'm wary of making any unintentional double entendres after yestersday's "I've had a crap" thread....).
Total cost of £235 (inc VAT, parts & labour). No major replacements (new oil, filter,but that's about it). Done by a independent in Edinburgh called Brian Miller, who seems to have a good pedigree in Porsche garages.
This is the first service I've had to pay for (always been in a company car scheme before)...Does it sound like a fair price? I have to confess, it's a lot less than I was expecting....
Total cost of £235 (inc VAT, parts & labour). No major replacements (new oil, filter,but that's about it). Done by a independent in Edinburgh called Brian Miller, who seems to have a good pedigree in Porsche garages.
This is the first service I've had to pay for (always been in a company car scheme before)...Does it sound like a fair price? I have to confess, it's a lot less than I was expecting....
21/11/71: The garage is called Brian Miller Motors, and he's based in a small unit at the junction of Slateford Road/Lanark Road. If you know where the Landrover garage is, the small lane which leads up to his garage is on the opposite side of the road, actually in the middle of the traffic-light junction. Blink and you'll miss it. If you're coming into town, come onto on Slateford Road, Land Rover garage is on your right, go through the lights and then turn IMMEDIATELY left, before you go under the bridge.
He came recommended by a client of mine, who'd been using him to service his 993. I believe Brian used to be head mechanic at the Glenvaragill dealership, and he certainly knows his Porsches. He's had a 993 and is now on his 3rd Boxster. Seems like a genuine guy, and obviously a Porsche enthusiast, judging by the state of his workshop.
I had looked at using Glenvaragills for servicing but was told by other Porsche owners that they cost a fortune, and that Brian will do a similar, if not better job, for less than half the price. You'd don't get cups of coffee and comfy seats but, hey, if you're saving a couple of hundred pounds a go, who gives a stuff!
BTW, just got an estimate in for repairing the bump that someone gave my 993 last week: £1,307!!!!! Fairly shocked by that, no, it's floored me!!!! Whoever bumped the car, I spit on your grave!! B
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He came recommended by a client of mine, who'd been using him to service his 993. I believe Brian used to be head mechanic at the Glenvaragill dealership, and he certainly knows his Porsches. He's had a 993 and is now on his 3rd Boxster. Seems like a genuine guy, and obviously a Porsche enthusiast, judging by the state of his workshop.
I had looked at using Glenvaragills for servicing but was told by other Porsche owners that they cost a fortune, and that Brian will do a similar, if not better job, for less than half the price. You'd don't get cups of coffee and comfy seats but, hey, if you're saving a couple of hundred pounds a go, who gives a stuff!
BTW, just got an estimate in for repairing the bump that someone gave my 993 last week: £1,307!!!!! Fairly shocked by that, no, it's floored me!!!! Whoever bumped the car, I spit on your grave!! B
ds
1500 for a clutch? That's ridiculous!
Heard a word of warning about the original old Audi Quattro's. When the centre bearing for the 4WD needs replacing it'll be around 1.5k. A gearbox weighs in at 6k allegedly too. Not too silly for a modern supercar, but a bit scary if you've just streched to a used £6k audi though!
Heard a word of warning about the original old Audi Quattro's. When the centre bearing for the 4WD needs replacing it'll be around 1.5k. A gearbox weighs in at 6k allegedly too. Not too silly for a modern supercar, but a bit scary if you've just streched to a used £6k audi though!
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